Adjustable fastening for headwear



April 16, 1929. J. w. MATLOCK ADJUSTABLE FASTENING FOR HEADWEAR FiledFeb. 17, 1927 INVENTOR 70k fi/ailaa/. ATTORNEY,

Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT or F I C E JOHN W. MATLOCK, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,ASSIGNQR TO THE CINCINNATI CAP COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ACORPORATION OF OHIO. i

ADJUSTABLE FASTENING non HEADWEAR.

Application filed February 17, 1927. Serial No. 168,888.

My invention relates to caps and has special reference to adjustablefastenings for head wear.

It is an object of the invention to provide an adjustable fasteningwhich is a distinct and practical improvement to overcome oer- 'tainpractical objections to, and defects 1n,

adjustable caps of the present type.

, A further objectof the invention is to provide simple andefficient'means for expeditiously adjusting the size of thehead openingof the cap between predetermined limits so that a single cap canaccommodate heads of various sizes.

The invention viewed in amore limited aspect aims to provide means withsize indica associated therewith which can be adjusted to provide a capof the desired size without being placed upon the head of the wearer,said. means embodying a flexible, or yieldable metallic strap membersecured to the back of one of the usual overlapped crown extensionstraps of the cap and pro vided with a plurality of elongated spacedopenings, each of twov diameters with a resistance shoulder therebetweenand pro-' vided with an end loop extending beyond the end of the fabricstrap, and said openings being adapted to receive a headed shank fixedto a second metallic strap member fixed to the back of. the other frontfabric extension ofthe cap after passing through the end loop of theslotted'metallic strap mem-.

ber.

of the following description.

A practical embodiment of my present invention is presented in theaccompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, wherein likecharacters of reference denote similar parts throughout the severalviews:

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1, is a front elevation of a cap provided with size adjusting meansembodying the features of my invention, the size adjusting means beingshown as disconnected to more clearly illustrate its application to thecrown extension straps.

Fig. 2, is a side elevation of'the slotted or female metallic adjustingmember.

Fig. 3, is a perspective view of the other, or male metallic adjustingmember.

Fig. 4:, is an enlarged sectional view of the Other objects andadvantages of the invention will be apparent during the course sizeadjusting members as applied to the crown extension straps in one oftheir adjusted positions. y

In the drawings, the reference numeral 1 representsthe crown of the caphaving the usual visor 2 and the crown and visor are provided with theusual snap fastener elements 3 and 4, respectively. The crown 1 isprovided at its lower portion on opposite sides of the crown-1 adjacentthe rear ends of the visor 2 with the usual overlapping fabric crownextension straps 5 and 6. '7

In carrying out the aim of my present invention, I provide the crownextension strap 5 whichis preferably a little longer than the crownextension strap 6 with a suit able metallic strap member, or adjustingelement 7. The metallic strap member 7 is preferably made from thinflexible, or yieldable material and of a width substantially the widthof the crown extension strap 5, or less-if so desired. The metallicstrap member? is securedto the inner face of the fabric crown extensionstrap 5 by means of suitable rivets 8 and 9, or their equivalent, whichpass through the metallic strap member 7 at a point near each endthereof so that the inner face of the metallic strap 7 loosely embracesthe inner face of the crown extene sion strap 5 between the rivetconnections. One end of the metallic strap member 7 is provided with asuitable buckle shaped keeper loop 10 which extends beyond the free endof the crown extension strap 5 due to the fact that the end of the crownextension strap 5 passes rearwardly through the loop 10 and is foldedback upon itself and held in such position by means of the rivet 9passing therethrough.

The metallic strap member 7 is provided between the rivet 8 and 9 with aplurality of longitudinally slot-ted openings 11 which 'ot the crownextensionstrap Gaby means of a pair of suitable rivets designated 17 and18. One end of the metallic strap 16ex-tends overthe free end of thecrownv extension strap 6 and this extended portion of the metallic strapmember 16 is provided with a forwardly directed shank 19 having a head20 at its :torward, or free end.

The adjustment of the cap from one size. to another can be qineklyeffected by first lifting the front 0t the cap after detaching the snapfastenerelements 3 ands and then changing the headed shank 19 from oneslotted opening 11* to another. "It will be here understood that thehead 20 of the shank 19 is first passedthroughthe larger diameter 12 oft-he slotted opening 11 and then the shank 19 moved longitudinally ofthe opening-11 past the resistance shoul der l' into thesma-llerdiameter 13 of the slotted opening 11' which smaller end ofthe slottedopening is substantiallythe same diameteras the shank 19 While thelarger end of the slotted" opening 11 is of a slightly larger diameterthan=the head 20 of the V shank 19 to permit the easy passage of thehead therethrough. By this arrangement, it is obvious that the shank 19can not be removed from the slotted opening ll-without first shiftingthe shank 19' from the smaller end of the slotted opening 11 tothelargerend thereof, thus the adjusting ele-' ments cannot becomeaccidentally displaced and dls'connected, as long1tud1nal movement ofthe shank 19 within the slotted opening 11' is retarded by the frictionor resistance shoulders 14 of the slotted openings 11.

From the foregoing description, it is evident that I provide a durable,practical, simple and very eflicient adj ustingmeans for varying thehead size of caps and that the same is easily and quickly adjusted tochange the-head opening'from one size to another. 'j

The many advantages of the herein-described invention will readilysuggest them selves to those skilled in the art towhich it appertains. e

I do not Wish to be under'stood as having limited myself to theexactdetails of conkeeper loop formed integral with the strap memberatone end thereof, said strap member adapted for engagement with theinner face of a cap strap withthe free end of'the cap strap passingthrough the keeper loop and folded. back upon itself, rivets forsecuring the metallic strap member to the cap strap, said metallic straphaving plurality of longitudinal aligned slotted openings, each of whichopenings is formed of two diameters slightly overlapping each: otherprovide resistance shoulders at the juncture of the two diameters of theslotted openings, head size indicia stamped upon the metallic strapmember adjacent each slotted opening, arelatively short thin flexiblemetallic strap member applied to the inner face of a second cap strapwith one end thereotextending beyond the free end cit-the cap strap,rivets tor-securing said-metallic strap member to the cap strap, a shankdirected from the outer face of the extended end of said metallic strapmember, a head-formed at the GIKlOZt said shank, said second strapadapted to pass through the aforesaid keeperloop from frontto rear toposition the free end ofsaid cap strap and the 'metallic strap membercarried thereby to th'e'rear oat the slotted metallic strapinem-berto'enabletheheaded shank to be received by a predetermined slottedopening of the slotted metallic strap member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afixed my signature.

JOHN W. MATLO'CK'.

